the plot thickens | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,oftenhumorous)Used to describe an increasinglycomplexormysterioussituation.1672George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham,The Rehearsal,Act III Scene ii:BAYES. Lo' you now, there he's off again.JOHNS. Admirably done i'faith.BAYES. Ay, nowthe Plot thickensvery much upon us.1703–4Richard SteeleThe Lying Lover: Or, the Ladies FriendshipAct II Scene i:Y. Book.Well said, Lad—and as Mr.Bayssays, nowthe Plot thickensupon us, we'll spend our time as gaily as the best of 'em—and all of it in Love [...]1888,Frank Munsey, chapter XX, inThe Boy Broker; Among the Kings of Wall Street‎[2], page143:"His statement is wholly false," was our hero’s reply. "It was his miserable villainy that deprived me of my liberty, and kept me away from my work."Mr. Goldwin looked puzzled."The plot thickens," said he. "Give me your story."1973April 1, “Watergate:The Plot Thickens”, inThe Sun-Herald, Sydney, Australia, page75

Examples:

EN: And the plot thickens. They also dragged out a bundle of army clothes belonging to a soldier in the Colonial forces.
ES: Pescaron un paquete con ropa militar de las colonias.
EN: Oh, the plot thickens.
ES: Ay, la historia se complica.
ES: Una especie de trofeo!
ES: ¿Se complica la novela?
EN: So, the plot thickens.
ES: Así que la trama se oscurece.
EN: Ah, the plot thickens.
ES: La trama toma cuerpo.
ES: Ah, el complot se espesa.
EN: So the plot thickens.
ES: La trama se enriquece.
ES: El rastro se vuelve más claro.
EN: As one informed source tells me the plot thickens for U. S. Attorney Roy Foltrigg.
ES: Una fuente informada me dice: El caso se complica para el Procurador Roy Foltrigg.
EN: This, gentlemen, as they say, is where the plot thickens.
ES: Ahora, señores, es cuando la tramase complica
EN: Whoa,the plot thickens.
ES: La trama se complica.
EN: But the plot thickens.
ES: Pero la trama se complica.
EN: And the plot thickens, my friend.
ES: Aquí es donde esto se pone interesante.
EN: - And the plot thickens.
ES: Y la trama se hace más densa.
EN: And the plot thickens.
ES: Aquí se complica la cosa.
ES: Y la trama se complica.
EN: Mmm, the plot thickens.
ES: Una chica. La trama se complica.
EN: Now the plot thickens Because it's a second document, and in this document, the abbreviation "la honda", has been scratched out and replaced with the word "la Gioconda".
ES: Ahora la trama aumenta. Porque hay un segundo documento. En este documento la abreviatura "la honda", ha sido tachada y reemplazada con la palabra "la Gioconda".
EN: But the plot thickens, like a meaty stew left out in the sun. I want that money so bad that every time I close my eyes I can see it.
ES: Pero la trama se complica de manera imprevista.

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